30 Comments

MDS

haha

Drew

That… is NOT a photograph. I mean how could it be fit to be called one? Unbelievable! I despair at shit like this from people who call themselves professionals and put the word “photography” after their name!

lucas

lucas

I only browse this site ot look at the sites of the people who comment, there being, of course, where the real fauxtographic jewels can be found, but: You, sir, had to ruin my fun, with your ridiculously good portraits. Pff.

Teenie

You shouldn’t comment. Most of your pictures belong on this site. I only take shots of my little family and don’t even TRY to pretend I’m a photographer. So, I just get on here for giggles. I don’t make critiques.

Hobbyist

Yeah, I hate to say it, but your photos are not good. You’re suffering from very poor lighting, bad composition and wrong lens choice. It’s like I’ve said time and time again, I don’t mind people learning photography, but I can’t stand when they decide to start charging people before they know what they’re doing. I won’t mention the spot color on your site, I know I’m guilty of it, however, I chose to give it up.

Adam

robert

One wonders how many of these facebook photographers are actually selling stuff.
Aren’t we looking at amateur shots from people who add “photographer” to their name because it looks cool, but really only took some pics of their auntie.
I mean: Are they really *selling* this? Who would be *paying* for it? Is this actually what the client wants? Or are we as photographers that bad explaining/educating what good photography is all about?
Sometimes it feels like being a chef while all of the world rushes out to cram some fastfood into their faces.

Pelham

Fauxtogs undermine the pros with their rock-bottom prices, lack of basic lighting and comp, and ‘ooh lookit what this kewl slider does!!’ That and the fact that they cater to people’s vanity, the market of images that people want captured forever. Weddings, portraits, infants, maternity – people are always getting married, pregant etc etc.

Trust me, you won’t see fauxtography on any stock site worth their salt, beit fotolia or Alamy. Why? Simple. Stock sites have standards and will reject shitty material without apology. Fauxtogs aren’t good at rejection.

You have to ask yourself, is it the Fauxtographer or the client paying them for their services that’s the problem. One would hope that a person would look at the work and say, “yeah, these are terrible”, but if someone thinks it’s good, then that’s who they’re going to go with. It’s a sad fact and a scary market to be in.